They may run big. I bought 2 pairs (black and brown) of
Clarks Un.Tudor (Discontinued? Replaced by the Un.Kenneth?) in January 2010. I wear each pair at least 9 hours a day, once a week (you have to rotate your
shoes), 52 weeks a year (less vacation). Quality: Out of 9 pairs of dress
shoes I've owned (and worn out) over the years these have held up the best. In fact, it's not even close. The primary reason why is because the rubber outer
sole is so versatile, especially in rainy/snowy Ohio. The outer soles are showing just a little wear in the very back heel area. The heel and ball area of the insole are darkening nicely (as described by
Clarks) and barely show the slightest sign of wear. Other than that I can't find anything worn or even an unsewn thread or unglued rubber. Fit: I believe I have an 11.5 wide foot. Back in 2010 I tried on roughly 40 different styles of dress
shoes ranging in size from 11.5-12.0. (I'm not exaggerating. My wife can verify. I am meticulous.) 3 styles fit well, but 1 of them fit perfect: Un.Tudor in size 11.5 EE. I never did try on a size 11.0 EE. This brings me to the main point of this whole review:
Clarks may run .5 to 1.0 of a size too big. Either that or I don t know what size foot I have. (Highly possible.) I just truly realized this when I tried on my first pair of loafers, the
Clarks Un.Anders in size 11.5 EE (naturally). I don't know if loafers are supposed to fit differently (if you do please let me know) than non loafers, but every time I take a step my heel comes up about an inch and
almost out of the shoe. This usually only happens when
shoes are too big. I tried them on with thick athletic socks, but it didn't change. This made me check my Un.Tudors. Turns out, I have quite a bit of room in the toe box. Maybe 1.0 to 2.0 inches. (At least a half shoe size.) I'd order them in size 11.0 EE to feel the difference, but alas they've been discontinued. So I'll never truly know, but maybe I've been wearing too big of
shoes all along. Even so they fit great, my feet feel great, and my heel doesn't slip out of the. Comparatively, the
Clarks Un.Gregor loafers in size 11.5 EE don't slip at all. This may be because the inside of the heel on the Un.Gregor is made of a grippy type of material all the way to the top of the inside of the heel. The Un.Anders have this same material, but additionally there is a smooth half inch border on the inside of the top of the heel that is naturally not going to grip. Similar to my Un.Tudors I noticed that the Un.Gregor have plenty of room in the toe box. (The Un.Anders do as well.) On top of all this room in the toe box I can stick my pinky finger behind my heel. So
guess what? I m going to order the Un.Anders and Un.Gregor in size 11.0 EE. I also have the Un.Sheridan coming in an 11.5 EE so I may be ordering those in 11.0 EE as well. Sorry Zappos for running up your shipping expense, but I must be certain. Hopefully writing these reviews will cut down on the shipping cost for others. It's the least I could do. I probably wouldn't have ever found
Clarks if it weren't for Zappos and I m (and my feet) are forever grateful. Thank you. How ironic is it that it s January again and I m buying
shoes again? The winter in the north gives you time to do these kinds of things.